Labelling (Amendment) Rules, 2020

L.N. 341 of 2020

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT

(CAP. 437)

Bovine Animals (Identification and Registration) and Beef

Labelling (Amendment) Rules, 2020

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 7 of the

Veterinary Services Act, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and

Animal Rights has made the following rules:-

The title of these rules is the Bovine Animals

(Identification and Registration) and Beef Labelling (Amendment)

Rules, 2020 and these rules shall be read and these rules shall be

construed as one with the Bovine Animals (Identification and

Registration) and Beef Labelling Rules, hereinafter referred to as "the

principal rules".

In rule 2 immediately after the definition "the competent

authority" there shall be added the following new definition

" "Director'' means the Director responsible for Veterinary

Services, or any officer nominated by him;".

Immediately after rule 8 there shall be added the following

new rule

" DNA test.

The Director may from time to time order a

DNA test on a selected number of bovine animals in

order to verify the correctness of the data submitted by

the keeper of the animals in relation to the

identification of the mother of the selected bovine

animal.".

4. Immediately after rule 9 there shall be added the following

new rule

" Cost of DNA test.

The cost of the DNA test order in terms of

rule 8A shall be borne as follows

(a) In the case where the test result

confirms the data submitted by the keeper of the

animals, the cost shall be borne by the Veterinary

Services;

(b) In the case where the test result

confirms that the data submitted by the keeper is

not correct, the cost shall be borne by the keeper

of the animals.".

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